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The physiology of plants; a treatise upon the metabolism and sources of energy in plants (1900)

Author: Pfeffer, W. (Wilhelm), 1845-1920; Ewart, Alfred J. (Alfred James), ed. and tr
Volume: 2
Subject: Plant physiology
Publisher: Oxford, Clarendon press
Language: English
Call number: 6229726
Digitizing sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Book contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Collection: biodiversity; americana

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Contents: v. 1. Introduction. Physiological morphology. Imbibation and molecular structure. Mechanism of absorption and translocation. The mechanism of gaseous exchange. Movements of water. The food of plants. Constructive and destructive metabolism. Respiration and fermentation. Translocation -- v. 2. Growth. The mechanics of growth. Growth and cell-division. The elasticity and cohesion of the plant-body. The strains and stresses in tissues. The influence of the external conditions on growth. The causes of specific shape. Variation and heredity. Periodicity of growth. The power of resistance to extremes -- v. 3. Movement. Movements of curvature. Tropic movements. Locomotory and protoplasmic movements. The production of heat, light, and electricity. The sources and transformations of energy in the plant

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